Hookworms

When they formed, the Leeds band Hookworms had a sound that pulled together some of the best elements of neo-psychedelia, Krautrock, and space rock, combining them into murky, mind-altering blasts of socially conscious noise rock. The band, whose members go only by their initials (MJ on vocals, keyboards, and production; JW and SS on guitars; MB on bass; and JN on drums) to avoid putting themselves above their music, came together in 2009, and released their self-titled EP on Gringo Records two years later. Their first proper full-length release, Pearl Mystic, followed on the ...